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EC proposal to cooperate with Maldives poll body gets Cabinet nod

The proposed memorandum of understanding includes exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of organisational and technical development of electoral process

India to gift interceptor vessel to Maldives in sync with security ties

India will also launch three community development projects besides initiating the process to roll out RuPay card in the Maldives and an LED lighting project in its capital Male

Ex-Maldives Vice Prez Adheeb arrives in India through sea, denied entry

The vessel in which Ahmed Adheeb arrived had nine crew members

Ex-Maldives president heads for a comeback with landslide win

Addressing the supporters at the victory rally, President Solih reiterated his zero tolerance policy for corruption

Top aide of Maldives ex-president Abdulla Yameen charged with embezzlement

The charges against high-profile former justice minister Azima Shakoor come days after Yameen was hit with his own indictment on graft charges after his shock election loss last year

Modi gives $1.4 billion aid to Maldives amid worry over Male's China debt

Maldives has loaded up on debt that could be anything from $1.5 billion to more than $3 billion

Maldives set to drop China free trade deal, leader calls it 'one-way'

Member of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's transition team says pact "makes no business sense".

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih sworn in as Maldives president, dethrones Yameen

Yameen awarded major infrastructure projects to China while taking away a major airport development from India

Modi heads to Maldives to reset strained ties, counter China's dominance

The Saturday visit -- the first by an Indian head of state since 2011 -- is expected to reset strained ties with the Maldives as Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Modi embraces Maldives as President Solih takes office, China out of favour

The surprise defeat of pro-China strongman Abdulla Yameen has opened a window for India

Two days before Nasheed's return, Maldives SC suspends ex-Prez's jail term

Mohamed Nasheed and many other political opponents were jailed by outgoing President Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration after trials criticised for a lack of due process

'Disappearing ink' used to beat me in elections: Yameen tells Maldives SC

A lawyer for the Elections Commission, which Yameen accused of colluding with the printer to ensure his defeat, on Sunday denied any wrongdoing

Maldives EC confirms Opposition leader Solih's victory in general elections

Maldives Democratic Party's Solih got 58.4% votes while Yameen, leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives, secured 41%, Election Commission President Ahmed said

India's Maldives moment

An opportunity to repair ties must be handled with discretion

Opposition's win in Maldives polls could deal a blow to Chinese investments

Before the election, the opposition said it would review Chinese investment, partly out of concern over terms

Why India has little to cheer about with a change of guard in Maldives

New Delhi is mistaken if it thinks Solih's regime will move away from China when it assumes office. Beijing is remarkably flexible in dealing with any govt in Asia or Africa

Maldives court sentences former president Abdul Gayoom to 19-months in jail

Gayoom, 80, who ruled the Indian Ocean archipelago state from 1978 to 2008, is the second former president to be jailed under President Yameen Abdul Gayoom's rule

US urges Maldives Prez Yameen to lift emergency, restore people's rights

Reporters Without Borders called on the Maldivian authorities to immediately free two journalists with opposition TV channel Raajje TV who have been held for the past four days

How Maldives slipped away from India's hug and shook hands with China

While military intervention is not the preferred option, it is an available one that the Maldives needs to be made aware of

Maldives rejects India's MILAN invite: Why it did so; top 10 developments

India will be hosting navies from at least 15 nations for the eight-day mega naval exercise, which is set to begin on March 6 at the Andaman & Nicobar Islands